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𝘕𝘰𝘳𝘮𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘺 𝘐 𝘸𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥𝘯'𝘵 𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘢𝘨𝘦 𝘵𝘳𝘪𝘱 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘭𝘪𝘣𝘳𝘢𝘳𝘺 𝘣𝘶𝘵 𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘣𝘢𝘯 𝘪𝘴 𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘳, 𝘪𝘵'𝘴 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘣𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘺 𝘴𝘢𝘧𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘨𝘰 𝘣𝘢𝘤𝘬 𝘣𝘺 𝘯𝘰𝘸 𝘵𝘰 𝘴𝘦𝘦, 𝘳𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵?
[ Sounds like the sleep spell might have to compete for the priority spot. ]
𝘞𝘢𝘪𝘵 𝘢 𝘴𝘦𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘥. 𝘐 𝘥𝘰𝘯'𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘬 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘴𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥 𝘣𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘳𝘰𝘸𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘚𝘺𝘭𝘷𝘢𝘪𝘯 𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘢𝘳𝘵 𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘊𝘭𝘢𝘶𝘥𝘦. 𝘐𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦'𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘺𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘸𝘦 𝘣𝘶𝘺 𝘸𝘦𝘪𝘳𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘴 𝘭𝘪𝘬𝘦 𝘥𝘢𝘨𝘨𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘪𝘵'𝘴 𝘺𝘰𝘶.
[ Sounds like the sleep spell might have to compete for the priority spot. ]
𝘞𝘢𝘪𝘵 𝘢 𝘴𝘦𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘥. 𝘐 𝘥𝘰𝘯'𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘬 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘴𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥 𝘣𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘳𝘰𝘸𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘚𝘺𝘭𝘷𝘢𝘪𝘯 𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘢𝘳𝘵 𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘊𝘭𝘢𝘶𝘥𝘦. 𝘐𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦'𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘺𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘸𝘦 𝘣𝘶𝘺 𝘸𝘦𝘪𝘳𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘴 𝘭𝘪𝘬𝘦 𝘥𝘢𝘨𝘨𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘪𝘵'𝘴 𝘺𝘰𝘶.
You make a very good point. We could probably get back into some good graces by asking for help with research while we're at it just to make the... incident [ because that's definitely what it was - ] a further thing of the past. But wait a minute, what's wrong with daggers? I happen to like the ones you've both bought me!
Hilda? I just want to make sure you're all right.
[ The reply comes several minutes later but hopefully not worryingly so. ]
𝘞𝘩𝘺 𝘸𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘴𝘢𝘺 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵? 𝘐'𝘮 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘪𝘭𝘺 𝘥𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘦𝘥 ಥ_ಥ
[ It's hard to say if she's playing along though or actually upset. (She is, however, very upset at the moment.) ]
𝘞𝘩𝘺 𝘸𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘴𝘢𝘺 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵? 𝘐'𝘮 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘪𝘭𝘺 𝘥𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘦𝘥 ಥ_ಥ
[ It's hard to say if she's playing along though or actually upset. (She is, however, very upset at the moment.) ]
𝘙𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘺? 𝘞𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘥𝘰 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘬? 𝘋𝘪𝘥 𝘝𝘪𝘬𝘬𝘺 𝘵𝘢𝘬𝘦 𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘣𝘰𝘸𝘵𝘪𝘦 𝘰𝘧𝘧?
𝘐'𝘮 𝘰𝘬𝘢𝘺 𝘫𝘶𝘴𝘵 𝘢 𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘵𝘭𝘦 𝘴𝘩𝘢𝘬𝘦𝘯. 𝘈𝘯𝘥 𝘐 𝘧𝘦𝘦𝘭 𝘭𝘪𝘬𝘦 𝘮𝘺 𝘭𝘦𝘨𝘴 𝘮𝘢𝘺 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘭𝘺 𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘯𝘦𝘥 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘰 𝘫𝘦𝘭𝘭𝘺. 𝘐𝘵 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘺 𝘮𝘢𝘬𝘦𝘴 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘸𝘰𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘳 𝘪𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘱𝘰𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘸𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘭𝘪𝘦𝘳 𝘸𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘦 𝘪𝘯 𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘺 𝘪𝘧 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘢𝘨𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘨𝘦𝘵 𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘸𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥 𝘮𝘢𝘬𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘭𝘦𝘷𝘪𝘵𝘢𝘵𝘦.
𝘈𝘳𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘰𝘬𝘢𝘺, 𝘊𝘪𝘳𝘪?
𝘈𝘳𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘰𝘬𝘢𝘺, 𝘊𝘪𝘳𝘪?
Yes the sword.
[ She's clearly still being woefully dramatic about it as her mind slips back to the forge and the workshop with her strewn about failures and prototypes. ]
I appreciate the vote of confidence. [ For Ciri's sake however she tries to offer her an appreciative, if disbelieving smile. ] But I'm not exactly a goddess anymore with infinite powers to just create whatever I want.
[ In typical fashion she shakes off the dreariness. ]
But what about you? How have you been? You have a new housemate?
[ She's clearly still being woefully dramatic about it as her mind slips back to the forge and the workshop with her strewn about failures and prototypes. ]
I appreciate the vote of confidence. [ For Ciri's sake however she tries to offer her an appreciative, if disbelieving smile. ] But I'm not exactly a goddess anymore with infinite powers to just create whatever I want.
[ In typical fashion she shakes off the dreariness. ]
But what about you? How have you been? You have a new housemate?
𝘐𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘸𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘸𝘦'𝘳𝘦 𝘤𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘪𝘵 𝘯𝘰𝘸? 𝘐 𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘪𝘵 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘫𝘶𝘴𝘵 𝘢𝘯 𝘢𝘤𝘤𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘸𝘦 𝘫𝘶𝘴𝘵 𝘸𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘯'𝘵 𝘴𝘶𝘣𝘵𝘭𝘦 𝘦𝘯𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩.
[ Except that's definitely what it was. ]
𝘕𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘪𝘴 𝘸𝘳𝘰𝘯𝘨 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘥𝘢𝘨𝘨𝘦𝘳𝘴. 𝘐𝘵'𝘴 𝘫𝘶𝘴𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘸𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘴𝘰𝘮𝘦 𝘸𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘴𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘳 𝘢 𝘴𝘮𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘤𝘰𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯. 𝘞𝘩𝘪𝘤𝘩 𝘪𝘴 𝘧𝘪𝘯𝘦. 𝘐𝘧 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘸𝘢𝘯𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘣𝘦 𝘬𝘯𝘰𝘸𝘯 𝘢𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘥𝘢𝘨𝘨𝘦𝘳 𝘨𝘶𝘺.
[ Except that's definitely what it was. ]
𝘕𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘪𝘴 𝘸𝘳𝘰𝘯𝘨 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘥𝘢𝘨𝘨𝘦𝘳𝘴. 𝘐𝘵'𝘴 𝘫𝘶𝘴𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘸𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘴𝘰𝘮𝘦 𝘸𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘴𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘳 𝘢 𝘴𝘮𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘤𝘰𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯. 𝘞𝘩𝘪𝘤𝘩 𝘪𝘴 𝘧𝘪𝘯𝘦. 𝘐𝘧 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘸𝘢𝘯𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘣𝘦 𝘬𝘯𝘰𝘸𝘯 𝘢𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘥𝘢𝘨𝘨𝘦𝘳 𝘨𝘶𝘺.
That'll happen when a portal surprises you. Sometimes even when you're expecting it. Geralt hates portals, even when they work properly.
Don't worry about me. I'm safe. But not home.
I'm in Solvunn. And you?
Don't worry about me. I'm safe. But not home.
I'm in Solvunn. And you?
None of us ever were. [ Ciri reminds her gently, her smile waning into something a little sad, tinged with nostalgia that feels so out of place. As though she's reminding them both. ]
There's still a lot I'm--
Processing, perhaps, is the word. I assume we all are.
[ The question isn't one she expected. Ciri blinks, distracted from the subject momentarily. Ah. Yes. ]
That's right. His name is John.
[ Another, more heartfelt smile. ]
Geralt's taken a liking to him. He's a sweet man. You should meet him sometime.
There's still a lot I'm--
Processing, perhaps, is the word. I assume we all are.
[ The question isn't one she expected. Ciri blinks, distracted from the subject momentarily. Ah. Yes. ]
That's right. His name is John.
[ Another, more heartfelt smile. ]
Geralt's taken a liking to him. He's a sweet man. You should meet him sometime.
𝘐'𝘮 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘰𝘬𝘢𝘺! 𝘛𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘨𝘰𝘢𝘵𝘴 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘐'𝘮 𝘤𝘰𝘭𝘥 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘤𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘥 𝘪𝘯 𝘮𝘶𝘥! 𝘈𝘯𝘥 𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘪𝘮𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘭𝘺 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘵𝘸𝘰 𝘰𝘧 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘢𝘳𝘦𝘯'𝘵 𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦.
[ Goats. Oh, thank goddess. She's not in Thorne. Although she'd probably find Solvunn a worse inconvenience. ]
Goats have fur, you know. Maybe you should snuggle one for warmth. They're kinda cute.
[ That is absolutely not what he should be focusing on right now, but it's holding off his further freakouts temporarily. ]
You're not hurt? Are there others there?
Goats have fur, you know. Maybe you should snuggle one for warmth. They're kinda cute.
[ That is absolutely not what he should be focusing on right now, but it's holding off his further freakouts temporarily. ]
You're not hurt? Are there others there?
𝘋𝘪𝘥 𝘩𝘦 𝘢𝘭𝘴𝘰 𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘩𝘦'𝘴 𝘣𝘦𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘨𝘳𝘶𝘮𝘱𝘺 𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘪𝘵? 𝘖𝘶𝘳 𝘴𝘰𝘯 𝘥𝘦𝘴𝘦𝘳𝘷𝘦𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘣𝘦 𝘧𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘺. 𝘏𝘦 𝘵𝘢𝘬𝘦𝘴 𝘢𝘧𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘮𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘸𝘢𝘺.
𝘖𝘩, 𝘸𝘦𝘭𝘭. 𝘐 𝘥𝘪𝘥𝘯'𝘵 𝘥𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘮𝘶𝘤𝘩 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘺. 𝘐 𝘫𝘶𝘴𝘵 𝘱𝘰𝘸𝘦𝘳 𝘩𝘪𝘮. 𝘝𝘪𝘬𝘵𝘰𝘳 𝘮𝘰𝘴𝘵𝘭𝘺 𝘣𝘶𝘪𝘭𝘵 𝘩𝘪𝘮.
𝘖𝘩, 𝘸𝘦𝘭𝘭. 𝘐 𝘥𝘪𝘥𝘯'𝘵 𝘥𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘮𝘶𝘤𝘩 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘺. 𝘐 𝘫𝘶𝘴𝘵 𝘱𝘰𝘸𝘦𝘳 𝘩𝘪𝘮. 𝘝𝘪𝘬𝘵𝘰𝘳 𝘮𝘰𝘴𝘵𝘭𝘺 𝘣𝘶𝘪𝘭𝘵 𝘩𝘪𝘮.
Well, I think we'll find out on that one once we walk in and see what the reaction is. No time like the present to find out, right?
And should I be worried or impressed this has somehow overtaken being known for our garden? Oh, and now seems like a good time to mention I've found another plant to bring back with me just to see what it'll do.
And should I be worried or impressed this has somehow overtaken being known for our garden? Oh, and now seems like a good time to mention I've found another plant to bring back with me just to see what it'll do.
𝘛𝘩𝘦𝘺'𝘳𝘦 𝘢𝘭𝘴𝘰 𝘤𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘥 𝘪𝘯 𝘮𝘶𝘥! 𝘐𝘵'𝘴 𝘨𝘰𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘢𝘬𝘦 𝘢𝘨𝘦𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘨𝘦𝘵 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘮𝘶𝘥 𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘮𝘺 𝘩𝘢𝘪𝘳 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘤𝘭𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘴.
[ Holding off his freakout but at what cost? ]
𝘐 𝘥𝘰𝘯'𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘬 𝘐'𝘮 𝘩𝘶𝘳𝘵. 𝘐 𝘥𝘰𝘯'𝘵 𝘴𝘦𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘺𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘦𝘭𝘴𝘦 𝘺𝘦𝘵 𝘦𝘪𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘣𝘶𝘵 𝘐 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘬 𝘐 𝘴𝘦𝘦 𝘴𝘰𝘮𝘦 𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘴𝘦𝘴 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘥𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦.
[ They're within walking distance. Or sledding if she feels like giving up and sliding all the way down the hill. ]
𝘈𝘳𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘰𝘬𝘢𝘺? 𝘈𝘳𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘩𝘶𝘳𝘵?
[ Holding off his freakout but at what cost? ]
𝘐 𝘥𝘰𝘯'𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘬 𝘐'𝘮 𝘩𝘶𝘳𝘵. 𝘐 𝘥𝘰𝘯'𝘵 𝘴𝘦𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘺𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘦𝘭𝘴𝘦 𝘺𝘦𝘵 𝘦𝘪𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘣𝘶𝘵 𝘐 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘬 𝘐 𝘴𝘦𝘦 𝘴𝘰𝘮𝘦 𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘴𝘦𝘴 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘥𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦.
[ They're within walking distance. Or sledding if she feels like giving up and sliding all the way down the hill. ]
𝘈𝘳𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘰𝘬𝘢𝘺? 𝘈𝘳𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘩𝘶𝘳𝘵?
𝘓𝘦𝘵'𝘴 𝘫𝘶𝘴𝘵 𝘱𝘪𝘤𝘬 𝘢 𝘥𝘢𝘺 𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘓𝘪𝘦𝘴𝘦𝘭 𝘪𝘴𝘯'𝘵 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨, 𝘰𝘬𝘢𝘺? 𝘚𝘩𝘦 𝘩𝘢𝘴 𝘢 𝘨𝘭𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘳𝘪𝘷𝘢𝘭 𝘚𝘦𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘵𝘩'𝘴.
[ Forget the Dagger Guy vs. Poisonous Garden Guy debate. ]
𝘖𝘧 𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘴𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘥𝘪𝘥. 𝘋𝘪𝘥 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘢𝘵 𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘵 𝘤𝘩𝘦𝘤𝘬 𝘵𝘰 𝘴𝘦𝘦 𝘪𝘧 𝘪𝘵 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘱𝘰𝘪𝘴𝘰𝘯𝘰𝘶𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘭𝘦𝘰𝘴𝘺𝘭𝘱𝘩𝘴, 𝘭𝘪𝘻𝘢𝘳𝘥𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘸𝘺𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘯𝘴?
[ Forget the Dagger Guy vs. Poisonous Garden Guy debate. ]
𝘖𝘧 𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘴𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘥𝘪𝘥. 𝘋𝘪𝘥 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘢𝘵 𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘵 𝘤𝘩𝘦𝘤𝘬 𝘵𝘰 𝘴𝘦𝘦 𝘪𝘧 𝘪𝘵 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘱𝘰𝘪𝘴𝘰𝘯𝘰𝘶𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘭𝘦𝘰𝘴𝘺𝘭𝘱𝘩𝘴, 𝘭𝘪𝘻𝘢𝘳𝘥𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘸𝘺𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘯𝘴?
But if you're already covered in mud anyway what's a little more? Besides. I thought you LIKED mud.
[ He response is worrisome anyway. he's never been to Solvunn, he has no idea what to tell her to look for. ]
Yeah, I'm fine. I seem to be one of the few who managed to get where I was supposed to.
Can you go look for Claire?
[ He response is worrisome anyway. he's never been to Solvunn, he has no idea what to tell her to look for. ]
Yeah, I'm fine. I seem to be one of the few who managed to get where I was supposed to.
Can you go look for Claire?
I kinda think that's something you and I shouldn't flinch at by now.
[ Since, you know, they'd been on the receiving end of it. Many times. ]
We have a book around somewhere to double check for that, don't we?
[ Since, you know, they'd been on the receiving end of it. Many times. ]
We have a book around somewhere to double check for that, don't we?
𝘐𝘵'𝘴 𝘢 𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘵𝘭𝘦 𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘱𝘰𝘵𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘓𝘪𝘦𝘴𝘦𝘭.
[ But maybe that's because she's a librarian and she and Hilda haven't quite hit friend status yet. Wait. Are she and Setheth friends? ]
𝘊𝘭𝘢𝘶𝘥𝘦!! 𝘚𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥𝘯'𝘵 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘣𝘦𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘣𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘵? 𝘐𝘧 𝘢𝘯𝘺 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘮 𝘨𝘦𝘵 𝘢 𝘣𝘦𝘭𝘭𝘺 𝘢𝘤𝘩𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶'𝘳𝘦 𝘨𝘰𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘢𝘬𝘦 𝘤𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘮.
[ But maybe that's because she's a librarian and she and Hilda haven't quite hit friend status yet. Wait. Are she and Setheth friends? ]
𝘊𝘭𝘢𝘶𝘥𝘦!! 𝘚𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥𝘯'𝘵 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘣𝘦𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘣𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘵? 𝘐𝘧 𝘢𝘯𝘺 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘮 𝘨𝘦𝘵 𝘢 𝘣𝘦𝘭𝘭𝘺 𝘢𝘤𝘩𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶'𝘳𝘦 𝘨𝘰𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘢𝘬𝘦 𝘤𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘮.
𝘏𝘢𝘩𝘢 𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺 𝘧𝘶𝘯𝘯𝘺. 𝘕𝘰𝘵! (ᗒᗣᗕ)՞
[ That being said it is taking her mind off of the unspoken concern. Kind of. ]
𝘐 𝘫𝘶𝘴𝘵 𝘸𝘢𝘯𝘵 𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘱𝘦𝘢𝘤𝘦𝘧𝘶𝘭, 𝘶𝘯𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘧𝘶𝘭 𝘮𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘩 𝘪𝘯 𝘈𝘣𝘳𝘢𝘹𝘢𝘴. 𝘐𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘵𝘰𝘰 𝘮𝘶𝘤𝘩 𝘵𝘰 𝘢𝘴𝘬? ...𝘛𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩 𝘐 𝘨𝘶𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘪𝘵'𝘴 𝘣𝘦𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘸𝘦 𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘥 𝘦𝘭𝘴𝘦𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘣𝘦𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘯 𝘣𝘺 𝘢 𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘢𝘭 𝘰𝘳 𝘴𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨.
𝘐'𝘮 𝘨𝘭𝘢𝘥 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘢𝘵 𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘵 𝘮𝘢𝘥𝘦 𝘪𝘵 𝘩𝘰𝘮𝘦 𝘢𝘵 𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘵. 𝘐'𝘮 𝘴𝘶𝘳𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘪𝘴𝘯'𝘵 𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘦𝘯𝘵. 𝘈𝘯𝘥 𝘨𝘰𝘢𝘵𝘴 𝘢𝘴𝘪𝘥𝘦, 𝘚𝘰𝘭𝘷𝘶𝘯𝘯 𝘴𝘦𝘦𝘮𝘴 𝘮𝘰𝘴𝘵𝘭𝘺 𝘩𝘢𝘳𝘮𝘭𝘦𝘴𝘴. 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘰𝘯𝘭𝘺 𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘸𝘦 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘺 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘳𝘺 𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘪𝘴 𝘊𝘭𝘢𝘶𝘥𝘦. 𝘋𝘰 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘺 𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘢 𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘩𝘦 𝘪𝘴 𝘺𝘦𝘵?
[ That being said it is taking her mind off of the unspoken concern. Kind of. ]
𝘐 𝘫𝘶𝘴𝘵 𝘸𝘢𝘯𝘵 𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘱𝘦𝘢𝘤𝘦𝘧𝘶𝘭, 𝘶𝘯𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘧𝘶𝘭 𝘮𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘩 𝘪𝘯 𝘈𝘣𝘳𝘢𝘹𝘢𝘴. 𝘐𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘵𝘰𝘰 𝘮𝘶𝘤𝘩 𝘵𝘰 𝘢𝘴𝘬? ...𝘛𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩 𝘐 𝘨𝘶𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘪𝘵'𝘴 𝘣𝘦𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘸𝘦 𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘥 𝘦𝘭𝘴𝘦𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘣𝘦𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘯 𝘣𝘺 𝘢 𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘢𝘭 𝘰𝘳 𝘴𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨.
𝘐'𝘮 𝘨𝘭𝘢𝘥 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘢𝘵 𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘵 𝘮𝘢𝘥𝘦 𝘪𝘵 𝘩𝘰𝘮𝘦 𝘢𝘵 𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘵. 𝘐'𝘮 𝘴𝘶𝘳𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘪𝘴𝘯'𝘵 𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘦𝘯𝘵. 𝘈𝘯𝘥 𝘨𝘰𝘢𝘵𝘴 𝘢𝘴𝘪𝘥𝘦, 𝘚𝘰𝘭𝘷𝘶𝘯𝘯 𝘴𝘦𝘦𝘮𝘴 𝘮𝘰𝘴𝘵𝘭𝘺 𝘩𝘢𝘳𝘮𝘭𝘦𝘴𝘴. 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘰𝘯𝘭𝘺 𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘸𝘦 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘺 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘳𝘺 𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘪𝘴 𝘊𝘭𝘢𝘶𝘥𝘦. 𝘋𝘰 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘺 𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘢 𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘩𝘦 𝘪𝘴 𝘺𝘦𝘵?
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